Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Resource Management Field Summary for July 7 – July 13, 2011

(Bodie, Hatteras and Ocracoke Districts)

 

Piping Plover (PIPL) Observations:

 

Observations

Thurs

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tues

Weds

7/7

7/8

7/9

7/10

7/11

7/12

7/13

Oregon Inlet*

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Cape Point

7

0

8

6

1

1

3

South Beach

0

0

0

0

3

0

6

Hatteras Inlet

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Hatteras Overwash

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

N. Ocracoke

0

NA**

0

2

1

3

1

S. Ocracoke

4

NA**

6

3

3

11

23

*Totals do not include unfledged chicks

** No observations due to severe thunderstorms

 

PIPL Summary:   Migrants are beginning to pass through the area so it is no longer possible to distinguish the breeding birds from the migrants.  One PIPL, banded in the Bahamas, was observed on South Point on 7/12.  As for the known breeders on Bodie Island Spit, there is still one active nest and one brood with two chicks.  Adults and fledglings are still being observed at Cape Point; however, breeding appears to be finished for the season in this area.  No PIPL breeding activity has been observed this week on North Ocracoke.  On South Point one fledgling is still being observed and one nest is still active. 

 

Nest #

Location

Date Found

Hatch Date

Total Eggs Hatched

Unfledged Chicks

Chicks Lost

Fledged Chicks

BI01

Bodie Island

6/12

7/6

2

2

0

NA

BI02

Bodie Island

6/26

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

HI01

Cape Point

4/15

5/15

1

0

0

1

HI02

Cape Point

4/18

5/18

4

0

1

3

HI04

Cape Point

4/27

5/23

3

0

2

1

HI05

Cape Point

5/5

6/6

3

0

1

2

OI02

South Point

5/6

6/3

4

0

3

1

OI08

South Point

6/25

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

Wilson’s Plover (WIPL) Summary: No new activity.

 

American Oystercatcher (AMOY) Summary:  Currently there is a total of seven AMOY broods, one active AMOY nest, and seventeen fledged AMOY chicks.  Bodie-Hatteras District has four AMOY broods, one active nest, and six fledged chicks.  Hatteras District has two AMOY broods and six fledged chicks.  Ocracoke has one AMOY brood and five fledged AMOY chicks.

 

Nest #

Pair #

Location

Date Found

Hatch Date

(Lost)

Total Eggs Hatched

Unfledged Chicks

Chicks Lost

Fledged Chicks

GI01A

GIAM01

Bodie-Hatteras

4/22

5/17

2

0

1

1

GI02

GIAM02

Bodie-Hatteras

4/29

UNK

2

0

0

2

GI03

GIAM03

Bodie-Hatteras

6/6

UNK

2

1

1

NA

BH02

BHAM02

Bodie-Hatteras

4/22

5/20

3

0

0

3

BH04

BHAM04

Bodie-Hatteras

5/5

6/2

3

3

0

NA

BH05

BHAM01

Bodie-Hatteras

6/9

7/5

2

1

1

NA

BH06

BHAM03

Bodie-Hatteras

6/11

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

BI01

BIAM01

Bodie-Hatteras

5/26

6/20

1

1

0

NA

HI01

HIAM01

Hatteras 

4/15

5/15

1

0

0

1

HI02

HIAM02

Hatteras

4/18

5/14

2

0

0

2

HI03

HIAM03

Hatteras

4/19

5/18

3

0

1

2

HI05

HIAM05

Hatteras

4/24

5/23

2

0

1

1

HI07

HIAM07

Hatteras

5/2

6/6

2

1

1

NA

HI08

HIAM08

Hatteras

5/7

6/3

2

2

0

NA

HI11

HIAM06

Hatteras

5/20

6/16

(7/6)

2

0

2

0

OI01

OIAM01

Ocracoke

4/18

5/18

3

0

1

2

OI02

OIAM02

Ocracoke

4/23

5/22

3

0

1

2

OI04

OIAM04

Ocracoke

4/30

5/27

3

0

2

1

OI05

OIAM05

Ocracoke

5/8

6/4

3

2

1

NA

 

 

Colonial Waterbirds (CWBs):

 

District

Colony ID

Location

Species

Active

Comments

Bodie

BICO01 

Bodie Spit

LETE, COTE

Yes

Nests and LETE chicks and fledglings  

GICO01

Green Island

COTE, BLSK, GBTE

Yes

Nests and COTE/BLSK chicks and fledglings

Bodie-Hatteras

BHCO01A

0.1 mi S of R27

LETE

No

Colony no longer active this week

BHCO01B

0.7 mi S of R27

LETE

Yes

Nests, chicks, and fledglings

BHCO02

0.2 mi N of R23

LETE

Yes

Nests, chicks, and fledglings

BHCO03

1.5 mi S of R23

LETE

No

No activity since 7/6. Walkthrough conducted 7/11, no nests, chicks, or scrapes observed

BHCO04

0.1 mi N of R27

LETE

Yes

Nests, chicks, and fledglings

Hatteras

 HICO01

Cape Point

LETE

Yes

Chicks and fledglings

HICO02

1.9 mi S of  R38

LETE

No

Survey conducted 7/13.  No activity observed.

HICO04

1.0 mi S of R38

LETE

No

Survey conducted 7/13.  No activity observed

HICO05

2.5 mi S of R38

LETE

Yes

Adults in incubating posture, chicks, and fledglings

HICO06

1.5 mi W of R45

LETE

Yes

On 7/13, one LETE in incubating posture.  Survey will be conducted to determine colony status.

Ocracoke

 OICO01

North Ocracoke

LETE, COTE, BLSK, GBTE

Yes

LETE and BLSK chicks; LETE fledglings

OICO02

South Point

LETE, COTE, BLSK

Yes

LETE, COTE, and BLSK chicks; LETE fledglings

OICO03

Ocracoke Spit

LETE

Yes

LETE chicks and fledglings

 

Sea Turtle Nests & False Crawls (this week):

 

District

Date

Species

Activity Type
(Nest or False Crawl)

Location

Bodie

7/9

Loggerhead

False Crawl

0.4 mi S of R2

7/11

Loggerhead

False Crawl

0.4 mi S of R1

7/11

Loggerhead

Nest

0.8 mi S of R2

Bodie-Hatteras

7/7

Loggerhead

False Crawl

0.3 mi S of R27

7/7

Loggerhead

False Crawl

0.3 mi S of R23

7/7

Loggerhead

Nest

0.2 mi S of R27

7/10

Loggerhead

Nest

1.6 mi S of R23

7/10

Loggerhead

Nest

0.5 mi S of R27

7/12

Loggerhead

False Crawl

1.3 mi S of R23

7/12

Loggerhead

Nest

0.2 mi N of R23

Hatteras

7/7

Loggerhead

False Crawl

1.8 mi S of R55

7/7

Loggerhead

False Crawl

0.1 mi N of R44

7/7

Loggerhead

Nest

0.3 mi N of R43

7/8

Loggerhead

False Crawl

0.1 mi N of R43

7/8

Loggerhead

False Crawl

1.3 mi N of R43

7/8

Loggerhead

Nest

1.9 mi N of R43

7/8

Loggerhead

Nest

0.2 mi E of R49

7/8

Loggerhead

Nest

1.1 mi N of R34

7/8

Loggerhead

Nest

0.1 mi N of R44

7/9

Loggerhead

False Crawl

0.1 mi N R44

7/9

Green

False Crawl

0.5 mi N of R43

7/9

Loggerhead

Nest

1.1 mi N of R43

7/9

Loggerhead

Nest

1.3 mi S of R55

7/10

Loggerhead

False Crawl

1.2 mi S of R44

7/10

Loggerhead

False Crawl

0.9 mi E of R49

7/10

Loggerhead

False Crawl

0.3 mi S of R38

7/10

Loggerhead

False Crawl

1.4 mi N of R38

7/11

Green

False Crawl

2.7 mi S R38

7/11

Loggerhead

False Crawl

1.5 mi S of R34

7/11

Loggerhead

Nest

1.2 mi S of R44

7/11

Loggerhead

Nest

1.7 mi N of R34

7/11

Loggerhead

Nest

2.5 mi N of R55

7/12

Loggerhead

False Crawl

0.4 mi S of R44

7/12

Loggerhead

Nest

2.9 mi S of R38

7/12

Loggerhead

Nest

1.1 mi S of R49

7/12

Loggerhead

Nest

300 ft N of R55

 

7/13

Loggerhead

False Crawl

1.0 mi S of R44

 

7/13

Loggerhead

False Crawl

0.2 mi N of R34

 

7/13

Loggerhead

False Crawl

1.7 mi N of R34

 

7/13

Loggerhead

Nest

0.2 mi E of R45

 

7/13

Green

Nest

1.0 mi S of R38

Ocracoke

7/7

Loggerhead

Nest

0.1 mi N of R67

7/8

Loggerhead

Nest

0.2 mi S of R67

7/8

Loggerhead

Nest

0.7 mi S of R59

7/8

Loggerhead

False Crawl

0.3 mi N of R67

7/8

Loggerhead

False Crawl

2.3 mi N of R67

7/9

Loggerhead

Nest

0.2 mi N of R72

7/9

Loggerhead

False Crawl

1.5 mi S of R72

7/10

Loggerhead

False Crawl

3.3 mi N of R67

7/12

Loggerhead

False Crawl

0.8 mi S of R70

 

 

Sea Turtle Nest & False Crawl Summary:

 

Total Nests to Date

Active Nests

Total Nests Hatched

Total False Crawls

104*

104

0

98

*Includes seven Green turtle nests and 97 Loggerhead nests

 

 

 

Sea Turtle Strandings:

 

District

Date

Species

Stranding Location

Bodie

 

None

 

Bodie-Hatteras

 

None

 

Hatteras

7/11

Kemp’s Ridley

1.0 mi W R45

Ocracoke

 

None

 

 

Marine Mammal Strandings:

 

District

Date

Species

Stranding Location

Bodie

 

None

 

Bodie-Hatteras

 

None

 

Hatteras

 

None

 

Ocracoke

 

None

 

 

Closures – additions/modifications/removals:

 

District/
Closure #

Location

Species

Date Installed

(or Removed)

Bodie

     
 

None

   

Bodie-Hatteras

   

 

BH-11-006-R

0.4 mi N of R27

AMOY

7/12

BH-11-001-G

0.3 mi N of R27

LETE

7/13

Hatteras

 

 

 

HI-11-006-R

Sandy Bay

AMOY

(7/7)

HI-11-008-E

1.6 mi S of R38

AMOY, LETE

7/7

HI-11-011

2.3 mi S of R38

AMOY, LETE

7/7

HI-11-001-O

R44

AMOY

7/8

HI-11-001-P

0.8 mi S of R44

AMOY

7/12

HI-11-001-Q

0.8 mi S of R44

AMOY

7/13

HI-11-008-R

1.6 mi S of R38

LETE

(7/13)

HI-11-010-R

0.9 mi S of R38

LETE

(7/13)

Ocracoke

 

 

 

OI-11-005-R

0.5 mi S of R68

AMOY

(7/8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closure Intrusions:

 

District

Date

Type of Intrusion

Comments

Bodie

7/10

Horse

An escaped, rider-less horse entered Bodie Spit closure breaking closure string. The horse continued through the closure toward the Bait Pond, and then exited the area through the dunes.

Bodie-Hatteras

7/9

Pedestrian

Four sets of bare footprints entered closure via R27 and proceeded north for 0.1 mi and then went 0.2 mi S of R27.

7/11

Pedestrian

Three sets of bare footprints entered closure 0.3 mi N of R23. Footprints extended through closure above the high tide line.

Hatteras

7/8

Pedestrian

Three sets of barefoot tracks for ~70 m at very tip of Cape Point

7/9

Pedestrian

Two sets of footprints through the E side of the South Beach closure.

Ocracoke

7/11

Pedestrian

Four pedestrians walking inside the North Ocracoke closure.

7/12

Dog

One set of dog tracks through turtle closure 0.2 mi N of R68.

 

Deliberate Violations: None

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Resource Management Field Summary for June 30 – July 6, 2011

(Bodie, Hatteras and Ocracoke Districts)

 

Piping Plover (PIPL) Observations:

 

Observations

Thurs

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tues

Weds

6/30

7/1

7/2

7/3

7/4

7/5

7/6

Oregon Inlet*

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

Cape Point

4

3

11

4

11

14

17

South Beach

1

7

0

0

0

1

1

Hatteras Inlet

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Hatteras Overwash

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

N. Ocracoke

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

S. Ocracoke

3

4

8

3

5

8

4

*Totals do not include unfledged chicks

 

PIPL Summary:   On Bodie Island Spit we have one active nest and one nest in the process of hatching.  On Cape Point we have no new nests, no unfledged chicks, and seven fledglings.  No PIPL breeding activity has been observed on North Ocracoke.  On South Point we have one fledgling and one active nest. 

 

Nest #

Location

Date Found

Hatch Date

(lost)

Total Eggs Hatched

Unfledged Chicks

Chicks Lost

Fledged Chicks

BI01

Bodie Island

6/12

7/6

1

1

NA

NA

BI02

Bodie Island

6/26

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

HI01

Cape Point

4/15

5/15

1

0

0

1

HI02

Cape Point

4/18

5/18

4

0

1

3

HI04

Cape Point

4/27

5/23

3

0

2

1

HI05

Cape Point

5/5

6/6

3

0

1

2

OI02

South Point

5/6

6/3

4

1

3

1

OI05

South Point

5/29

6/28

(6/30)

1

0

1

0

OI08

South Point

6/25

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

Wilson’s Plover (WIPL) Summary: No new activity.

 

American Oystercatcher (AMOY) Summary:  We currently have a total of ten AMOY broods, one active AMOY nest, and fourteen fledged AMOY chicks.  Bodie-Hatteras District has six AMOY broods, one active nest, and three fledged chicks.  Hatteras District has three AMOY broods and six fledged chicks.  Ocracoke has one AMOY brood and five fledged AMOY chicks.

 

Nest #

Pair #

Location

Date Found

Hatch Date

Total Eggs Hatched

Unfledged Chicks

Chicks Lost

Fledged Chicks

GI01A

GIAM01

Bodie-Hatteras

4/22

5/17

2

1

1

NA

GI02

GIAM02

Bodie-Hatteras

4/29

UNK

2

2

0

NA

GI03

GIAM03

Bodie-Hatteras

6/6

UNK

2

1

1

NA

BH02

BHAM02

Bodie-Hatteras

4/22

5/20

3

0

0

3

BH04

BHAM04

Bodie-Hatteras

5/5

6/2

3

3

0

NA

BH05

BHAM01

Bodie-Hatteras

6/9

7/5

2

2

NA

NA

BH06

BHAM03

Bodie-Hatteras

6/11

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

BI01

BIAM01

Bodie-Hatteras

5/26

6/20

1

1

0

NA

HI01

HIAM01

Hatteras 

4/15

5/15

1

0

0

1

HI02

HIAM02

Hatteras

4/18

5/14

2

0

0

2

HI03

HIAM03

Hatteras

4/19

5/18

3

0

1

2

HI05

HIAM05

Hatteras

4/24

5/23

2

0

1

1

HI07

HIAM07

Hatteras

5/2

6/6

2

1

1

NA

HI08

HIAM08

Hatteras

5/7

6/3

2

2

0

NA

HI11

HIAM06

Hatteras

5/20

6/16

2

2

0

NA

OI01

OIAM01

Ocracoke

4/18

5/18

3

0

1

2

OI02

OIAM02

Ocracoke

4/23

5/22

3

0

1

2

OI04

OIAM04

Ocracoke

4/30

5/27

3

0

2

1

OI05

OIAM05

Ocracoke

5/8

6/4

3

2

1

NA

 

Colonial Waterbirds (CWBs):

 

District

Colony ID

Location

Species

Active

Comments

Bodie

BICO01 

Bodie Spit

LETE, COTE

Yes

Nests and LETE chicks and fledglings  

GICO01

Green Island

COTE, BLSK, GBTE

Yes

Nests and COTE/BLSK chicks and fledglings

Bodie-Hatteras

BHCO01A

0.1 mi S of R27

LETE

No

Colony no longer active-thought to have shifted south

BHCO01B

0.7 mi S of R27

LETE

Yes

Nests, chicks, and fledglings

BHCO02

0.2 mi N of R23

LETE

Yes

Nests, chicks, and fledglings

BHCO03

1.5 mi S of R23

LETE

No

Chicks and fledglings

BHCO04

0.1 mi N of R27

LETE

Yes

Nests, chicks, and fledglings

Hatteras

 HICO01

Cape Point

LETE

Yes

Nests, chicks, and fledglings

HICO02

1.9 mi S of  R38

LETE

Yes

Chicks and fledglings

HICO03

0.4 mi W of R45

LETE

No

No activity since 6/25.  Walk-through conducted 7/6, no nests, chicks, or scrapes observed

HICO04

1.0 mi S of R38

LETE

Yes

Nests, chicks, and fledglings

HICO05

2.5 mi S of R38

LETE

Yes

Nests and chicks

HICO06

1.5 mi W of R45

LETE

Yes

Scrapes and nests.  Colony has shifted ~0.1 mi to east, possibly due to raccoon predation.

Ocracoke

 OICO01

North Ocracoke

LETE, COTE, BLSK, GBTE

Yes

Nests, LETE and BLSK chicks and LETE fledglings

OICO02

South Point

LETE, COTE, BLSK

Yes

Nests, LETE, COTE, and BLSK chicks

OICO03

Ocracoke Spit

LETE

Yes

Nests, chicks, and fledglings

 

Sea Turtle Nests & False Crawls (this week):

 

District

Date

Species

Activity Type
(Nest or False Crawl)

Location

Bodie

 

None

   

Bodie-Hatteras

7/5

Loggerhead

Nest

1.3 mi S of R23

Hatteras

6/30

Loggerhead

False Crawl

0.2 mi W of R45

7/1

Loggerhead

False Crawl

0.1 mi E of R45

7/1

Loggerhead

False Crawl

R45

7/1

Loggerhead

False Crawl

1.2 mi W of R45

7/1

Loggerhead

Nest

1.2 mi N of R43

7/1

Loggerhead

Nest

0.3 mi W of R45

7/2

Green

Nest

0.4 mi N of R38

7/3

Green

False Crawl

0.5 mi W of R45

7/4

Green

False Crawl

0.4 mi S of R44

7/4

Green

False Crawl

0.6 mi S of R44

7/4

Loggerhead

Nest

0.4 mi S of R34

7/5

Green

False Crawl

1.1 mi N of R38

7/5

Loggerhead

Nest

1.0 mi W of R45

7/5

Green

Nest

1.5 mi N of R38

7/6

Loggerhead

False Crawl

1.7 mi W of R45

7/6

Loggerhead

False Crawl

1.0 mi E of R49

7/6

Loggerhead

Nest

0.7 mi E of R49

Ocracoke

7/2

Loggerhead

Nest

1.1 mi S of R59

7/3

Loggerhead

Nest

1.0 mi N of R70

7/3

Loggerhead

Nest

1.2 mi S of R59

7/3

Loggerhead

False Crawl

1.3 mi S of R68

7/4

Loggerhead

Nest

0.3 mi S of R70

7/5

Loggerhead

False Crawl

0.7 mi S of R59

7/6

Loggerhead

Nest

0.2 mi S of R70

7/6

Loggerhead

False Crawl

0.6 mi S of R59

 

Sea Turtle Nest & False Crawl Summary:

 

Total Nests to Date

Active Nests

Total Nests Hatched

Total False Crawls

80*

80

0

72

*Includes six Green turtle nests and 74 Loggerhead nests

 

Sea Turtle Strandings:

 

District

Date

Species

Stranding Location

Bodie

 

None

 

Bodie-Hatteras

 

None

 

Hatteras

6/30

Loggerhead

0.3 mi E of R45

Ocracoke

6/30

Green

2.0 mi S of R72

 

Marine Mammal Strandings:

 

District

Date

Species

Stranding Location

Bodie

 

None

 

Bodie-Hatteras

7/2

Bottlenose Dolphin

0.9 mi S of R23

Hatteras

 

None

 

Ocracoke

 

None

 

 

Closures – additions/modifications/removals:

 

District/
Closure #

Location

Species

Date Installed

(or Removed)

Bodie

     

BI-11-001-G

0.3 mi S of R4

PIPL

7/3

Bodie-Hatteras

   

 

 

None

   

Hatteras

 

 

 

HI-11-001-N

0.1 mi E of R45

PIPL

7/5

Ocracoke

 

 

 

 

None

   

 

Closure Intrusions:

 

District

Date

Type of Intrusion

Comments

Bodie

7/2

Pedestrian

Two sets of bare footprints entered the Bodie Spit closure above high tide line. Tracks continued into the closure above the tide line for ~1 mile and then exited the closure along the same path.

Bodie-Hatteras

 

None

 

Hatteras

7/1

Pedestrian

One pedestrian shelling in Hatteras Inlet pre-nest closure.

7/2

Pedestrian

Ten sets of footprints went into/out of closure near large overwash south of R55.

7/2

Pedestrian (via boat)

Four pedestrians were inside the Cape Point closure shelling.  They came ashore from a boat.

7/2

Pedestrian, Dog

Two pedestrians with dog (on leash) walked around closure on the E side of R45.

7/5

Pedestrian

One set of footprints entered a turtle closure.

Ocracoke

7/4

Pedestrians, Boat

A boat carrying 8 individuals landed on the sound shoreline near South Point.  Pedestrians were observed (from a distance) onshore for 15 minutes, then they left.

 

Deliberate Violations: None